Video Card not supported?

Askadia · 10-14-2007, 03:09 PM

I have an Ati radeon 9600 video card and i use Kubuntu 7.04 (linux) as OS.

I checked out in the main site that ati videa 9500 or higher are suppoerted!

But when i try to log in, a viedo card error msgbox pops up! So i cannot play - obviously!

How to fix this thing?

Thanks in advace

arlick · 10-14-2007, 03:24 PM

whats say this msgbox pops up?

post this:

glxinfo | grep version
glxinfo | grep direct

Askadia · 10-15-2007, 01:56 PM

Msgbox says:

Unsupported video card!
There are three possible causes for this error:
1. Your video card is too old
2. You haven't installed the latest available drivers
3. You haven't installed the latest DirectX version

Nothing else! V_V... i can click on "ok" botton only.

glxinfo | grep version says:
server glx version string: 1.2
client glx version string: 1.4
GLX version: 1.2
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 6.5.2

and glxinfo | grep direct says:
direct rendering: Yes

In my "control center", i checked out "monitor & displey" settings and it says:
Graphic card: ati
Driver: ati (i think the fglrx, but im not sure)...

If u need, the kernel version is 2.6.20-16-generic (the last one)...

Need something else? Any ideas?
(p.s. im not expert with linux)

Comp · 10-15-2007, 02:42 PM

You need to install the fglrx driver and not use the default i810 or the ati that usually get's populated. There are tons of how-to's on the Ubuntu forums for this issue. Also, I'd suggest that you disable shaders and run in safe mode as well (for the game):

Add this to game.cfg in your regnum directory
dbg_disable_shaders=1

And set the client to run safe mode.

GL

10-15-2007, 02:56 PM

If you have a debian based distribution, the easier way to install a graphic card driver (ATI and NVIDIA) is using envy... even if you're new to linux that's quite simple :
http://www.debianadmin.com/envy-ati-...made-easy.html

10-14-2007, 03:09 PM	#1
Askadia Pledge Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2	Video Card not supported? I have an Ati radeon 9600 video card and i use Kubuntu 7.04 (linux) as OS. I checked out in the main site that ati videa 9500 or higher are suppoerted! But when i try to log in, a viedo card error msgbox pops up! So i cannot play - obviously! How to fix this thing? Thanks in advace

10-14-2007, 03:24 PM	#2
arlick Duke Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,939	whats say this msgbox pops up? post this: glxinfo \| grep version glxinfo \| grep direct __________________ "Nunca un científico ha quemado a un religioso por afirmar a Dios sin pruebas". Manuel Toharia "uno empieza a darse cuenta que eso de no hacer ejercicio, comer y beber como si fuese la ultima cena y mantener la figura ya no existe...". Maryan

10-15-2007, 02:42 PM	#4
Comp Count Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jippy's Mom's House Posts: 1,286	You need to install the fglrx driver and not use the default i810 or the ati that usually get's populated. There are tons of how-to's on the Ubuntu forums for this issue. Also, I'd suggest that you disable shaders and run in safe mode as well (for the game): Add this to game.cfg in your regnum directory dbg_disable_shaders=1 And set the client to run safe mode. GL __________________ Compost (60 Hunter) Alsius Compoundious (Dead and gone...)

10-15-2007, 01:56 PM	#3
Askadia Pledge Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2	Msgbox says: Unsupported video card! There are three possible causes for this error: 1. Your video card is too old 2. You haven't installed the latest available drivers 3. You haven't installed the latest DirectX version Nothing else! V_V... i can click on "ok" botton only. glxinfo \| grep version says: server glx version string: 1.2 client glx version string: 1.4 GLX version: 1.2 OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 6.5.2 and glxinfo \| grep direct says: direct rendering: Yes In my "control center", i checked out "monitor & displey" settings and it says: Graphic card: ati Driver: ati (i think the fglrx, but im not sure)... If u need, the kernel version is 2.6.20-16-generic (the last one)... Need something else? Any ideas? (p.s. im not expert with linux)

10-15-2007, 02:56 PM	#5
sathilda Guest Posts: n/a	If you have a debian based distribution, the easier way to install a graphic card driver (ATI and NVIDIA) is using envy... even if you're new to linux that's quite simple : http://www.debianadmin.com/envy-ati-...made-easy.html